The August 1996 issue of APIS--Apicultural Information and Issues (ISSN 0889-3764), the monthly beekeeping newsletter from the University of Florida is being printed and has been sent to the Apis-L mailing list. This issue includes articles on beeswax contamination, American foulbrood control, September beekeeping seminar in Florida's panhandle and last year's winter losses. For Internet users this number can be directly accessed using the world wide web: http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/apis/apaug96.htm or "newsletters" in the IFAS VAX gopher: gopher://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/11gopher_root3%3a%5bdatabase%5d Those wishing to receive the newsletter electronically on a monthly basis as it is published can subscribe directly by sending a message to [log in to unmask], and entering on the first line of the body of the text, NOT the subject line, the following: Subscribe Apis-L First Name Last Name. Here's what the screen looked like when I subscribed: ---------------------------------------------------------- To :[log in to unmask] Cc : Attchmnt: Subject : -------Message Text-------- subscribe apis-L Tom Sanford ----------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Malcolm (Tom) Sanford Extension Apiculturist University of Florida Mailing Address: Bldg 970, Hull Rd., Gainesville, FL 32611-0620 Voice phone 352/392-1801, Ext. 143 FAX 352/392-0190 INTERNET:[log in to unmask] ==================================================================== Publisher of APIS -- http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~entweb/apis/apis.htm Instructor of Principles of Entomology, ENY 3005-- http://www.ifas.ufl.edu/~mts/eny3005/eny3005syl.htm +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++